Mokpo Coast Guard Launches Campaign to Create Clean Harbors and Ports

Mokpo Coast Guard Seosan Substation is collecting floating debris and trash at sea. (Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] The Seosan Police Substation of Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Im Jae-su) announced on the 30th that on the 26th, for the purpose of proactive administration, about 40 people including the Korea Maritime Rescue Association Jeonnam Western Branch and the Mokpo Sustainable Development Council carried out a clean harbor and port campaign along the coast near Mokpo Maritime University in Daeban-dong, Mokpo City, collecting about 1 ton of marine debris such as underwater discarded fishing nets.

The seven police substations under the jurisdiction of Mokpo Maritime Police actively conduct clean harbor and port campaigns regularly with local residents, NGOs, and others.

In particular, in March, the Heuksan Police Substation located on Heuksan Island, Sinan County, carried out a seaweed (Sargassum horneri) collection activity with residents, striving to protect aquaculture facilities and enhance the image of a clean and beautiful island, serving as a model for local residents.

Mokpo Maritime Police plans to continue self-led coastal cleanup activities led by the police substations to do their best in preserving and protecting the marine environment.

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